19881004044269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7 · Albuquerque, NM · October 4, 1988

Date: October 4, 1988 · 09:15 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3678E
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN89LA005
Reported as: Balwks FIREFLY7
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 349 total331 in this make and model451 in the last 90 days

N3678ERegistration cancelled Nov 9, 1999 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7S/N F7-064 Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While landing the passenger jumped out prior to touchdown. Balloon rose and drifted into a house. No time to reheat

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING THE PASSENGER JUMPED OUT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. BALLOON ROSE AND DRIFTED INTO A HOUSE. NO TIME TO REHEAT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN89LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMThe commercial Balloon plt and one pax were participating in a Balloon fiesta. The acft took off from Albuquerque, on a local flight in light winds. At altitude, the Balloon encountered easterly winds that carried the Balloon southwest of Albuquerque, where a…Oct 4, 1988 · Substantial damage